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PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Volume 25, Issue 8, Pages 1587-1609Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2022.2033053
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Community empowerment; co-production; participation request; public policies
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This paper explores the contribution of a community empowerment policy to co-production processes and develops a model of a successful co-production process. It highlights that changes in working practices and shifts in power can create friction between co-producing actors.
Although frequently perceived as a 'woolly' policy concept and a means to reduce public service delivery costs, co-production can lead to increased quality and efficiency of services. In this paper, we explore the contribution of a community empowerment policy to co-production processes. Analysing empirical findings from a mixed-method, longitudinal study through the lens of Myers et al.'s (2017) Theory of Change, the paper develops a model of a successful co-production process. We show that changes in working practices and shifts in power can create friction between co-producing actors. By critiquing specific policies, we inform future co-production research, policy, and practice.
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